Anti-fraud guidance
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This page provides anti-fraud guidance for the public sector, including the Managing the risk of Fraud Guide (NI), the National Audit Office's (NAO) Tackling External Fraud Guide and the NICS annual theft and fraud report. The most recent publication is DAO (DoF) 04/26 - Publication of Annual Theft and Fraud Report 2022-23 & 2023-24.
Documents
- DAO (DoF) 04/26 (26 May 2026) - Publication of Annual Theft and Fraud Report 2022-23 & 2023-24
- DAO (DoF) 04/26 Att (26 May 2026) - Annual Theft and Fraud Report 2022-23 & 2023-24
- Memorandum of Understanding between NI Public Sector and PSNI (July 2025) - Redacted version
- DAO (DoF) 04/24 (15 Oct 2024) - Publication of Annual Theft and Fraud Report 2021-22
- DAO (DoF) 04/24 Att (15 Oct 2024) - Annual Theft and Fraud Report 2021-22
- DAO (DoF) 02/23 (15 May 2023) - Annual Fraud and Theft Report 2020-21
- DAO (DoF) 02/23 Att (15 May 2023) - Annual Fraud and Theft Report 2020-21
- DAO (DoF) 04/22 (12 May 2022) - Annual Fraud and Theft Report 2019-20
- DAO (DoF) 04/22 Att (12 May 2022) - Annual Fraud and Theft Report 2019-20
- DAO (DoF) 04/18 (19 Nov 2018) - Fraud proofing guidance
- DAO (DoF) 04/17 att 2 (21 Nov 2017) - Managing the risk of bribery and corruption: self-assessment checklists
- DAO (DoF) 09/16 (1 Nov 2016) - Good practice procedures in fraud investigations
- FD (DFP) 09/15 (25 Nov 2015) - NIAO publication - Managing fraud risk in a changing environment: a good practice guide
- FD (DFP) 09/15 att (25 Nov 2015) - Managing fraud risk in a changing environment - a good practice guide
- FD (DFP) 07/14 (3 Jun 2014) - Fraud alert - spam email
- DAO (DFP) 08/13 (27 Sep 2013) - Fraud alert: amendments to supplier bank account details
- FD (DFP) 02/13 (4 Mar 2013) - Revised process for notifying fraud cases detected through the national fraud initiative (NFI)
- FD (DFP) 04/12 (13 Mar 2012) - Ad hoc fraud reporting to DFP and the Comptroller and Auditor General
- FD (DFP) 19/11 (1 Dec 2011) - Fraud alert - amendments to supplier bank account details
- DAO (DFP) 09/11 (20 Dec 2011) - Bribery Act 2010
- DAO (DFP) 07/11 (16 Dec 2011) - Notification and liaison with the Charity Commission NI
- DAO (DFP) 06/11 (8 Dec 2011) - Managing the risk of fraud guide
- DAO (DFP) 06/11 att (8 Dec 2011) - Managing the risk of fraud - a guide for managers
- FD (DFP) 10/08 (15 Aug 2008) - Good practice guide - tackling external fraud
- FD (DFP) 10/08 att (15 Aug 2008) - Good practice guide: tackling external fraud (National Audit Office and HM Treasury)
- DAO (DFP) 12/07 (30 Aug 2007) - Fraud Forum best practice guidance - actions in the event of a compromise of personal data
- DAO (DFP) 14/04 (17 Sep 2004) - Money laundering
- Fraud case notes - previously DAO (DFP) 16/03 (29 Apr 2003)